The Harding Knights will square off against the Brooklyn Center Centaurs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brooklyn Center took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Harding, who comes in off a win.
Harding will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs last Tuesday, then bounced right back against Academy for Sciences & Agriculture on Wednesday. The Knights blew past the Eagles 20-9. The win continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won four in a row.
Alex Oxley made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Oxley was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
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In other batting news, Nathan Bowes was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Mikey Xiong was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Harding was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Academy for Sciences & Agriculture only posted a batting average of .125.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Brooklyn Center was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They lost 12-1 to Edison. The Centaurs haven't had much luck with the Tommies recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Brooklyn Center's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Harding, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Harding suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Brooklyn Center in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Knights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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